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I appreciate the replies. I'm waiting on the cable stop screws to arrive Monday, so completed build pics and ride review will come soon.
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- Sure, I could do another one soon and get the job done on my own. However, in 5 yrs and I haven't been torching, a refresher would be good. - I took a journal with me to take notes on the overall process as well as record mistakes and how I corrected them, a lessons learned notebook. I'll add to it with future builds. - The course was one-on-one instruction, very hands on. Rob would either explain the next step in detail or demonstrate, depending on how confident I was based on the explanation. I did most all the work myself. However, because I messed up the fork blade length (twice), Rob finished up the fork while I finished the brazing on the frame. For what it's worth, I did weld the fork twice and my silver penetration was killer. As for the torching skill, I was surprised how easily that came to me. We all struggle with different skills, but keeping the flame in motion, applying heat evenly, playing pied piper with silver, and so forth all just sort of clicked after a few tries. I did have some messy shorelines and there were some air bubbles in my rear dropouts that I had to clean up a couple times, but I was pretty clean with most of it. No stalactites of silver or waste on the shop floor. I found the measuring, remeasuring, and cutting to be the most difficult part. I didn't have spares for the main tubes, so I was nervous about making cuts and being sure they were done right, especially since I was using a handheld Dremel to do it. I'd make a cut that left some extra, then use a grinding bit to get the joint to meet just right. If I were to do this again, I'd spend more time laying out the drawing, measuring twice and drawing everything as close to perfect as I can manage. (Probably just use BikeCad or similar.) And when I do get some space, I'll spend the money and get the most precise tools I can for this application.
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Long Shen made the lugs. Materials all came from Framebuilder Supply.
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Also, I specified that I wanted to learn about the planning phase just as much as the build phase, so choosing tubes, lugs, etc. was part of that. I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted to build in the first place, but I did make some informed changes to the initial idea having had to do this research.
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If there are GI Bill requirements that a school be acknowledged by a state in order to get tuition reimbursed than UBI might be your only option because they are a registered school in Oregon. Otherwise I would suggest taking Dave's class. I get lots of students that have already taken another 2 week frame building class somewhere else before they take my class if they plan on making more in the future. This illustrates that students recognize how challenging it can be to learn enough to continue. |
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Pics!
Here are the pics of the frame all built up. It doesn't look too bad from a distance. Minimal logos for that, "if you know, you know" look.
Gonna give it a shakedown ride tomorrow if it doesn't rain. As for the build, I'm going to try a 1x setup and see how I like it. The components so far: - Group: 11 speed Campagnolo Chorus, refinished by Cyclocarbon. 46T narrow-wide chainring and 12-27T cassette. KMC X11SL chain. Polished skeleton brakes. - Wheels: Velocity Quill rims on Bitex hubs (built by oldpotatoe) with Challenge Strada Bianca 30mm tires. - Cockpit: Ritchey stem, 3T Ergonova LTD carbon bars with the logos sanded off, wrapped in Fizik bondcush. Cane Creek 110 headset. Selle Anatomica X2 saddle atop a Thomson Masterpiece post. - Platform pedals and bottle cages from my parts bin. 8.77kg
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Looks great! With Crust now in Richmond too, there will be many bike reasons to visit.
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Very slick - I like it. With that gray, I would be tempted to put something akin to a hull number logo like on a US Navy ship.
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Looks great! And this whole thread is very motivational.
I did loads of research last year and tried to figure out brazing on my own (unsuccessfully). But I have a local builder I've talked to before during a ride. Maybe I should reach out and see if he does any classes like this. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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That being said, if I had some carbon or aluminum race bike with large, shaped tubes, then I would be super tempted to paint it with dazzle camo.
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That’s a great looking bike, bet it rides just as nice!
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This is an awesome thread.
Great work on the bike and sounds like you had an enjoyable week and came out with a solid product. Thanks for sharing your experience, and special thanks to Doug F for chiming in here too with inside details. cool stuff, and good to see a positive thread these days. thumbs up!
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Glad you enjoyed reading it. I certainly enjoyed the experience and was happy to share it with this group.
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Who is building in your area?
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Rookies all tend to make the same mistakes (for example not holding the brazing rod at the best angle). By showing them what they are and how to avoid them can really shorten their learning curve (and decrease their frustration). And that is just for starters. On each joint they have to do a pattern that flows the brazing material completely through the joint covering every inside mm and not have any peeking about beyond the shorelines. Furthermore the heat has to applied evenly so it doesn’t pull a tube out of alignment. This complexity is why I have always been thankful a master showed me and why others would find the same benefit too. |
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